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  • In Texas, Mexican Firefighters Are Saving the Rio Grande

    Jeremy Raff

    April 28, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Texas

    The Rio Grande River runs between the border of the United States and Mexico and supplies water to 5 million people across the nations. With wildfires continuously threatening the health of the river, an international firefighting crew known as Los Diablos are working to implement controlled, prescribed burns to rid the area of an invasive plant species that fuels the fires.

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  • Can water ATMs solve India's water crisis?

    Fred de Sam Lazaro Judy Woodruff

    April 13, 2016 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi

    In many rural communities in India, access to clean drinking water is still scarce. The cost of bottled water is prohibitive, city pipes are in poor condition, and the municipal tanker trucks that supply some water are haphazard. But a social business called Sarvajal is busy scaling up a solution: a water ATM. These machines allow people to scan a pre-paid card and withdraw purified water from a stable, convenient source within their community when needed.

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  • Our drinking water systems are a disaster. What can we do?

    Erica Gies

    April 11, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The water system in the United States is beginning to be in need of replacement. In order to facilitate this infrastructure project and prevent it from becoming overwhelming, technology such as water sensors and software are being used to monitor water usage and replace the pipes that are most dire as they degrade.

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  • Tackling Teen Pregnancy

    Corinne Ellis

    April 01, 2016 |

    OR Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Through comprehensive sex education, widely available contraception and their Human Sexuality Education law, Oregon has managed to drastically reduce their teen pregnancy rates.

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  • How New York Gets Its Water

    Emily S. Rueb

    March 30, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Nine and a half million people consume what has been called the champagne of drinking water. We took a look at its journey from source to tap.

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  • Dormitory expansion in Tanzania is slow but keeps girls in school

    Melanie Lidman

    March 29, 2016 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania, Morogoro

    Everyone knows how to stop the epidemic of teen pregnancies in Tanzania, where one out of every four babies is born to a woman under the age of 18. It is one thing that politicians, teachers, sisters, priests, imams, police officers and activists all agree on. And its success has been proven by plummeting teen pregnancy rates everywhere it has been implemented.

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  • Meet the Thai Sex Workers Fighting for Their Right to Earn a Living

    Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

    March 28, 2016 |

    Vice |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Thailand, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province

    Empower, a sex workers' rights organization with over 50,000 members, has been steadily pushing to improve the working conditions of women in the sex trade in Thailand. In addition to advocating for decriminalization of the trade as the best option, Empower focuses on equipping sex workers with the tools they need to assert their independence, including English classes and HIV prevention. The organization's approach is starkly different than other popular theories, such as brothel raids or the Nordic model of criminalizing the customers.

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  • Can a College That's Notorious for Sexual Assault Reform Itself?

    Chris Peak

    March 24, 2016 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

    At the University of Virginia, the all-male peer education group One in Four works to create new standards surrounding sexual violence against women.

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  • Could Harvesting Fog Help Solve the World's Water Crisis?

    Pauls Toutonghi

    March 22, 2016 |

    The New Yorker |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Morocco, Aït Baâmrane

    The demand for clean water around the world continues to grow. In arid southwest Morocco, the region may only see “a few hundredths of an inch of rain per year,” which contributes to poor human health, as well as environmental, and economic conditions. A global collaboration with a Moroccan N.G.O. and German organizations have helped to bring clean water to the region with the use of CloudFisher technology that converts sea fog into water.

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  • The beginning of an end to open defecation

    Rina Mukherji

    March 18, 2016 |

    The Hindu Business Line |

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    Response Location: India, Nadia, West Bengal

    In certain areas of India, open defecation and a lack of toilets is contributing to the spread of disease and poor health. Harijan Pally used to be a village with a large spread problem, but after the introduction of a Community Led Total Sanitation campaign, the Young Star Club has helped build toilets for the community and inspired others to do the same.

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